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was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very
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friends like german chancellor angela merkel. the administration insists the president did not know. now he is ordering a full review of the nsa surveillance operations and the foreign relations fallout. here is more from our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> reporter: president obama would not confirm the nsa was spying on the phone calls of u.s. allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and that is to make sure that the american people are safe. i'm making a review to make sure what they are able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. >> reporter: senior administration officials tell cnn president obama did not know about the nsa surveillance of merkel and other allies until earlier this year. when he found out he ordered a stop to some of the programs. the democratic chairman of the senate intelligence community dianne feinstein usually an ally of the white house says that is not good enough and wants a total review of a
friends like german chancellor angela merkel. the administration insists the president did not know. now he is ordering a full review of the nsa surveillance operations and the foreign relations fallout. here is more from our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> reporter: president obama would not confirm the nsa was spying on the phone calls of u.s. allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and...
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for us -- i understand why angela merkel has to say something publicly. the fact is the nsa has done more to save german lives than the german army since world war ii. that's the reality. the nsa has provided so much intelligence to save them in terrorist attack. they should be thankful to us, not going through this charade. >> peter king, as a member of the house homeland security committee, the hout intelligence committee as well, the chair of the subcommittee, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. appreciate it. >>> remember, you can always follow what's going on here in "the situation room" on twitter. you can tweet me @wolfblitzer. thanks very much for watches. "crossfire" with special guests ron paul, race mar reese turner, "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight diagnosing what's wrong with obama care. even if he isn't worried, should he be? should the president have known more about the problem? on the left brian schweitzer, on the right s.e. kipp. in the crossfire, and grace ma returner, who thinks it's wrong for america. can obam
for us -- i understand why angela merkel has to say something publicly. the fact is the nsa has done more to save german lives than the german army since world war ii. that's the reality. the nsa has provided so much intelligence to save them in terrorist attack. they should be thankful to us, not going through this charade. >> peter king, as a member of the house homeland security committee, the hout intelligence committee as well, the chair of the subcommittee, thanks very much for...
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now, over the weekend, a german newspaper reported that the nsa may have been tapping angela merkel's phone for more than a decade, even before she became german chancellor. it may have been going on throughout president obama's whole first term without him knowing about it or finding out about it, but it actually would have started during the bush/cheney administration. earlier today i sat down with former vice president dick cheney and asked him about that. >> vice president cheney, thanks so much for joining us. the book, very fascinating. i want to get to it in a second. first, i have to ask you about some big items in the news, especially the national security agency spying scandal, for want of a better word. all this news that the u.s. conducted surveillance on our own allies. some of the documents posted by or leaked by edward snowden to the media indicate that these programs started in 2002. why spy on an ally? >> jake, if there were such a program, it would be classified and i couldn't talk about it. it would be totally inappropriate, and i haven't been in the loop now obviou
now, over the weekend, a german newspaper reported that the nsa may have been tapping angela merkel's phone for more than a decade, even before she became german chancellor. it may have been going on throughout president obama's whole first term without him knowing about it or finding out about it, but it actually would have started during the bush/cheney administration. earlier today i sat down with former vice president dick cheney and asked him about that. >> vice president cheney,...
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when it comes to the long-standing phone scandal on german chancellor angela merkel, the white house claims they did not know about it. a senior official backs it up. another official says he was briefed on what the details of the nsa were doing, even if he didn't know the phone was tapped. and dianne feinstein weighed in with this. i am quoting now. it is my understanding that president obama was not aware that chancellor merkel's communications were being collected since 1992. that was a big problem. she also says she was not briefed either and is calling for a review of the white house programs. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is joining us, jim, a tough statement from dianne feinstein, what is the white house's reaction? >> well, the white house's reaction is that the senator is correct, the president did not know about this foreign surveillance program aimed at world leaders. but they are taking issue, wolf, with one thing that the senator did say in that statement. and that is that these collection activities aimed at foreign leaders will not continue. i t
when it comes to the long-standing phone scandal on german chancellor angela merkel, the white house claims they did not know about it. a senior official backs it up. another official says he was briefed on what the details of the nsa were doing, even if he didn't know the phone was tapped. and dianne feinstein weighed in with this. i am quoting now. it is my understanding that president obama was not aware that chancellor merkel's communications were being collected since 1992. that was a big...
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geblg thre angela merkel, threes before she became chancellor. it said nothing about whether it had monitored her. the revelations have sparked outrages in ger germany becausef east germany's past, like many germans, mervelg merkel is deman explanation and sending her intelligence chief to get one. >> also spied on the presidents of mexico and brazil and maybe spying on allies in 80 other countries. thousands marched in washington, d.c. yesterday to protest that program and demand a limit to the surveillance. germany and brazil are pushing for resolution from the u.n. general assembly calling for right to privacy on the internet. a draft could be circulated later this week. i talked to al jazeera's national security advisory faisa patel. >> there is embarrassment right now, the socialist government is way, way down in the polls. so the notion that the french government has no control over its destiny that it can't protect itself even against american spying doesn't play well with the elect ral rat. >> faisa do they have a right to be outraged? >>
geblg thre angela merkel, threes before she became chancellor. it said nothing about whether it had monitored her. the revelations have sparked outrages in ger germany becausef east germany's past, like many germans, mervelg merkel is deman explanation and sending her intelligence chief to get one. >> also spied on the presidents of mexico and brazil and maybe spying on allies in 80 other countries. thousands marched in washington, d.c. yesterday to protest that program and demand a limit...
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you have a close ally in angela merkel who the president has tried to develop a working relationship on issues like terrorism, the global economy and now she is very upset and probably rightly so about the revelations that the u.s. has been tapping her cell phone now as far back as 2002 in the bush administration and the question is whether the president was ever briefed about this. if not, why not? why didn't he end it earlier? but the white house saying the president didn't know about it until recently and they stopped it. they're going to send a delegation here to get to the bottom of it. >> let's talk about what's happening here in washington. not everyone is angry about this. we have republican sasing these countries should be thankful. we heard from peter king earlier on meet the press saying the president should stop apologizing for these wiretaps. >> that's interesting. usually it goes along partisan lines. democrats say this does not fit the obama brand and what obama promised but republicans are saying this is part of national security. and the white house struck an interes
you have a close ally in angela merkel who the president has tried to develop a working relationship on issues like terrorism, the global economy and now she is very upset and probably rightly so about the revelations that the u.s. has been tapping her cell phone now as far back as 2002 in the bush administration and the question is whether the president was ever briefed about this. if not, why not? why didn't he end it earlier? but the white house saying the president didn't know about it...
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spying on spain, nsa eavesdropping on german leader angela merkel's cell phone. for more than a decade, the white house claims, without president obama's knowledge. >>> u.s. ambassador to spain called on the carpet in madrid. today on capitol hill european union officials demanded answers from chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> i think confidence is damaged. we've identified some questions. therefore, we are -- have to work hard that confidence is established. >> what does this all mean for president obama's relationships with world leaders going forward. on six minute top cia officials talks about the fallout from the edward snowden leaks. >> this is the most serious leak, most serious compromise in the u.s. intelligence committee. >> because of the amount of it and the type. >> the amount and the type. >> website reboot. secretary of hhs kathleen sebelius faces questions on capitol hill wednesday after healthcare.gov went down over the weekend adding fuel to the criticism and more fodder for snl. >> i have a number of friendly tips to help you dea
spying on spain, nsa eavesdropping on german leader angela merkel's cell phone. for more than a decade, the white house claims, without president obama's knowledge. >>> u.s. ambassador to spain called on the carpet in madrid. today on capitol hill european union officials demanded answers from chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> i think confidence is damaged. we've identified some questions. therefore, we are -- have to work hard that confidence is established....
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angela merkel is saying let's not let the nsa problem keep us from doing this deal. >> especially since bernard kirschener was involved, it reminds me of the sergeant in casablanca, who is shocked -- >> we played that clip yesterday. >> okay, i'm sorry. >> shocked there's gambling going on at all. >> howard, we watch you when you're on "the cycle". >> thank you. by the way, i think today the administration kind of threw those other intelligence agencies in the eu countries under the bus because we're now saying that a lot of this listening was done not directly from the united states assets, whether they be satellites or cable intercepts, they are done under sort of contract if you will, by the domestic agencies in those other countries. and we were harvesting those phone calls. edward snowden has not only gotten in the middle of the united states versus the rest of the world, he's gotten in between the governments and their own spy agencies, which is perhaps one reason why the article is saying, let's not worry too much about this. let's move onto the -- >> nothing to see here. >> let'
angela merkel is saying let's not let the nsa problem keep us from doing this deal. >> especially since bernard kirschener was involved, it reminds me of the sergeant in casablanca, who is shocked -- >> we played that clip yesterday. >> okay, i'm sorry. >> shocked there's gambling going on at all. >> howard, we watch you when you're on "the cycle". >> thank you. by the way, i think today the administration kind of threw those other intelligence...
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spying on spain, nsa eavesdropping on german leader angela merkel's cell phone. for more than a decade, the white house claims, without president obama's knowledge. >>> u.s. ambassador to spain called on the carpet in madrid. today on capitol hill european union officials demanded answers from chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> i think confidence is damaged. we've identified some questions. therefore, we are -- have to work hard that confidence is established. >> what does this all mean for president obama's relationships with world leaders going forward. on
spying on spain, nsa eavesdropping on german leader angela merkel's cell phone. for more than a decade, the white house claims, without president obama's knowledge. >>> u.s. ambassador to spain called on the carpet in madrid. today on capitol hill european union officials demanded answers from chairman of the house intelligence committee. >> i think confidence is damaged. we've identified some questions. therefore, we are -- have to work hard that confidence is established....
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allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. in an interview with the new cable network fusion, he both defended u.s. i intelligence activities. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and that is to make sure that the american people are safe. >> reporter: and conceded that maybe they've gone too far. >> i'm initiating a review to make sure that what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. >> reporter: senior administration officials tell cnn president obama did not know about the nsa surveillance of merkel and other allies until earlier this year. when he found out he ordered a stop to some of the programs. the democratic chairman of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein, usually an ally of the white house, says that's not good enough and wants a total review of all u.s. intelligence programs. european lawmakers are in washington this week. >> they feel uneasy. they don't know why it's happening. >> reporter: amid reports the u.s. surveillance of leaders of i'
allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. in an interview with the new cable network fusion, he both defended u.s. i intelligence activities. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and that is to make sure that the american people are safe. >> reporter: and conceded that maybe they've gone too far. >> i'm initiating a review to make sure that what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. >> reporter: senior...
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he immediately stopped the debugging of angela merkel's phone at least, if not other european leaders, but push back in the german media that not only the did president obama november of the spying on merkel but approved of it, going directly to the white house bypassing security. >> thank you very much. meanwhile, president obama helping to officially welcome his new fbi director. he watched as james comey was formally installed as the bureau's leader. comey took over for robert mueller. the president praising comey for his work. >> jim has dedicated his life to defending our laws. to make sure that all americans can trust our justice system to protect their rights and their well-being. it's just about impossible to find a matter of justice he has not tackled, and it's harnlg -- hard to imagine somebody who is more uniquely qualified to cover all of it. >> blocked senior u.s. officials from getting john ashcroft to authorize that program that bush administration was wrapped up in. >>> phone hack scandal that sank a british newspaper there. eight people including two former editors of
he immediately stopped the debugging of angela merkel's phone at least, if not other european leaders, but push back in the german media that not only the did president obama november of the spying on merkel but approved of it, going directly to the white house bypassing security. >> thank you very much. meanwhile, president obama helping to officially welcome his new fbi director. he watched as james comey was formally installed as the bureau's leader. comey took over for robert mueller....
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the cell phone of a world leader like angela merkel? does anybody believe the president would be kept in the dark? >> i believe there is such mass as david was saying. >> no, no. it's one thing if you -- >> i do not think the president was tapping. >> you don't think the president knew that angela merkel's cell phone -- >> i don't believe it. >> which is worse? >> that's terrible, yeah. >> if the president doesn't know this is happening, that's embarrassing and concerning. >> the irs doesn't know about the website. >> and if he does, the question is what damage i would love to hear everyone's point of view, does this do to the relationship? no matter what we do to fix it at this point, the damage is done. >> let me ask another question. what would we think if we found out that angela merkel had been tapping barack obama's phone? are these other world leaders. this is outrageous. >> that's why it is such a big story in europe. you don't see it a lot here. it's a lead story in the journal. a huge story in europe on the front page of every
the cell phone of a world leader like angela merkel? does anybody believe the president would be kept in the dark? >> i believe there is such mass as david was saying. >> no, no. it's one thing if you -- >> i do not think the president was tapping. >> you don't think the president knew that angela merkel's cell phone -- >> i don't believe it. >> which is worse? >> that's terrible, yeah. >> if the president doesn't know this is happening, that's...
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was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very busy weekend. the "wall street journal" reporting the president was unaware of this under surveillance until this summer. a second report in germany saying the president wasn't aware of the spying on germany, going back to 2010. something the white house vehemently denies. the white house is scrambling with the series of accusations coming out every day. we did get new details over the weekend and overnight about a review the president has ordered of the under surveillance payne capabilities. the national security council telling us when it comes to our closest foreign partners and allies, they're starting two new groups. a president's review group on communication and technology, a separate review board on civil liberties. the white house in effect acknowledging overreach here. every day it makes a move, there are new revelation, in
was snooping on dozens of leaders, including angela merkel. but the spying stopped after the white house became aware. jim is in washington with more on the story. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, a very busy weekend. the "wall street journal" reporting the president was unaware of this under surveillance until this summer. a second report in germany saying the president wasn't aware of the spying on germany, going back to 2010. something the white house vehemently...
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this is different than metadata, to peter's point of this is tapping angela merkel's cell phone. >> if the president did not know that we were vacuuming up calls and information from our closest allies, then the thing really, really, has spun completely out of control. >> ezra, the third point there, okay, so maybe the president is mad. maybe the american public is mad. the jury is still out on that. the third question is are the leaders themselves actually mad? i think it's different with the germans, you have brazilians who canceled state visit, mexicans calling for ambassadorial meetings, the spanish also in inquiring and the french who were indignant and outraged. >> they are always the best. >> i don't know if you saw the quote on the ap. it said, look, we all do this. we realize the u.s. is doing it much better and we are jealous. that's what the ambassador said. people are mad. one interesting thing about this, it goes not back to snowden but back to the wikileaks. one of the theories behind wikileaks is if in large institutions the secrecy they require to operate breaks down th
this is different than metadata, to peter's point of this is tapping angela merkel's cell phone. >> if the president did not know that we were vacuuming up calls and information from our closest allies, then the thing really, really, has spun completely out of control. >> ezra, the third point there, okay, so maybe the president is mad. maybe the american public is mad. the jury is still out on that. the third question is are the leaders themselves actually mad? i think it's...
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allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. in an interview, he both defended u.s. intelligence activities. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and that is to make sure the american people are safe. >> reporter: and conceded that maybe they'd gone too far. >> i'm initiating, now, a review, to make sure what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. >> senior administration officials tell cnn president obama did not know about the nsa surveillance of merkel and other allies until earlier this year. when he found out, he ordered a stop to some of the programs. the democratic chairman of the senate intelligence committee dianne feinstein, usually an ally of the white house, says that's not good enough and want s a, quote, total review of all u.s. intelligence programs. in washington this week pressing for the limits. telling me eu citizens find u.s. spying disturbing. >> they feel very uneasy. they don't know why it's happening. why our strongest ally is doing it. >> reporter: amid reports the u.s. surveillance of
allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel. in an interview, he both defended u.s. intelligence activities. >> the national security operations generally have one purpose and that is to make sure the american people are safe. >> reporter: and conceded that maybe they'd gone too far. >> i'm initiating, now, a review, to make sure what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. >> senior administration officials tell cnn president obama did...
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the other piece which they didn't defend was the spying on angela merkels, the eavesdropping on phone conversations. that's always gone on to a certain september befoextent. the key difference is americans do it so much better than any of us that we're all somewhat skrel us. >> that's an excellent perspective and very interesting. and at least the question that i had that that seems to be has a angered people most. but they say they don't thinks president is aware of particular target, does that inokay could you late the president from this criticism? >> it inoculates him in a specific sense maybe with the german slachancellor, but there a broader problem. two things have happened in the last ten years. we have tech lobnologically mov leaps and bounds. we can analyze millions of phone calls, just the outside of the envelope, not the inside, but millions of phone calls within a few minutes. the second piece is 9/11. this broke the constraints that we have felt. it made us get scared, it made us get nervous and it made us say we'll do nilg. i don't think that's the right perspective. we
the other piece which they didn't defend was the spying on angela merkels, the eavesdropping on phone conversations. that's always gone on to a certain september befoextent. the key difference is americans do it so much better than any of us that we're all somewhat skrel us. >> that's an excellent perspective and very interesting. and at least the question that i had that that seems to be has a angered people most. but they say they don't thinks president is aware of particular target,...
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merkel. >> listening in on millions of phone conversations of europeans p. >> on this one there was no question from clapper and al alexand alexander. those reports completely pauls and said it was not the nsa or u.s. in any form that was gathering this data. it was, in fact, european countries doing so. european intelligence services. two, the data was not the content of phone calls or phone calls themselves. this was part of a joint operation, the u.s. and nato allies that have nothing to do with the countries, spain and france, but had do with military operations abroad. >> we will speak to mike rogers. chairman of the house intelligence meeting with me later this hour. jim sciutto for that report. wlaets go to the crisis over obama care. and where it is heading. the official responsible for the obama care website today formally publicly apologized before congress for all of the problems that the users have been having and now into week five. does the president himself own apology for pledges he made repeatedly selling the affordable care act? >> putt like your doctor, you can ke
merkel. >> listening in on millions of phone conversations of europeans p. >> on this one there was no question from clapper and al alexand alexander. those reports completely pauls and said it was not the nsa or u.s. in any form that was gathering this data. it was, in fact, european countries doing so. european intelligence services. two, the data was not the content of phone calls or phone calls themselves. this was part of a joint operation, the u.s. and nato allies that have...
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merkel, the chancellor's phone might have been spied on. there's calls to get edward snowden back and to get him to testify before a parliamentary commission, so that he can give more evidence about that particular scenario, but it seems unlikely that he'll do that. he will then be much more in the hands of possible sort of being sent back to the states. so it seems pretty likely that for now at least edward snowden's here to stay. >> diana magnay reporting live from moscow, thank you. >>> a teenager found dead rolled up in a gym mat in his high school but there's never been a formal investigation into how he died. well, that could change soon. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. [ male announcer ] celebrate every win with nicoderm cq, the unique patch with time release smartcontrol technology that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. help prevent your cravings with nicoderm cq. that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. ido more with less with buless energy. hp is helping ups do just that. soon, the world's most intelligent
merkel, the chancellor's phone might have been spied on. there's calls to get edward snowden back and to get him to testify before a parliamentary commission, so that he can give more evidence about that particular scenario, but it seems unlikely that he'll do that. he will then be much more in the hands of possible sort of being sent back to the states. so it seems pretty likely that for now at least edward snowden's here to stay. >> diana magnay reporting live from moscow, thank you....
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the bugging of angela merkel's phone has gotten attention. this focus worries a visiting delllation of parliament arians investigating the scale of the program. >> it was not just on leaders, but citizens. >> with both james clapper and alexander discussing collecting the phone call data of u.s. citizens. >> joining us now to analyze the effectiveness of the n.s.a. program is eight are a bam wagner. he specializes in national security, cyber security and intelligence. thanks for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure, stephanie, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> the n.s.a. director general alexander maintains everything the n.s.a. is doing is in the interest of national security. do we have proof of that? >> that's the business they're in. they, you know, under the original 1947 national security act, we enabled our intelligence services to do activities, including things like espionage and collection of intelligence in support of national security and defense, and that is their exclusive mission, and the most -- well the executive order ac
the bugging of angela merkel's phone has gotten attention. this focus worries a visiting delllation of parliament arians investigating the scale of the program. >> it was not just on leaders, but citizens. >> with both james clapper and alexander discussing collecting the phone call data of u.s. citizens. >> joining us now to analyze the effectiveness of the n.s.a. program is eight are a bam wagner. he specializes in national security, cyber security and intelligence. thanks...
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. >> you aren't shocked by angela merkel's phone being monitored? >> no. >> is this like the new tie tony blair was going to we're before he left his house? >> general can i ask you a question, is it surprising to you, does it raise questions when the president of the united states says he wasn't aware after this kind of under surveillance and monitoring was under way? should the president know or not know? what is your impression of that? >> i am kind of in the same place that senator colins was. you would have thought he would have known. on the other hand, i can imagine circumstances where he might not have known this specific or that specific. but your quote from like leiter in andrea's piece is inseissive. it is impossible for me to believe that the administration, the white house the nsc did not have knowledge of what was going on. after all, what was happening was done in response to specific requests for information they were making. >> oh, wow. general hayden, it's willie geist. so you say everybody does it and this is a natural thing betwe
. >> you aren't shocked by angela merkel's phone being monitored? >> no. >> is this like the new tie tony blair was going to we're before he left his house? >> general can i ask you a question, is it surprising to you, does it raise questions when the president of the united states says he wasn't aware after this kind of under surveillance and monitoring was under way? should the president know or not know? what is your impression of that? >> i am kind of in the...
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obama wouldn't confirm the nsa was spying on the phone calls of u-s allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel -- but in an interview with the new cable network fusion, he both defended u-s intelligence activities... >> "the national security operations generally have one purpose, and that is to make sure the american people are safe." >> reporter: and conceded.. that maybe, they've gone too far. >> "i'm initiating now a review to make sure what they're able to do doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing." >> reporter: senior administration officials tell cnn president obama wasn't aware about nsa surveillance of merkel and other close allies until earlier this year -- and when he found out, he ordered a stop to some of the programs. the democratic chairman of the senate intelligence committee dianne feinstein -- usually an ally of the white house -- says that's not good enough and wants a 'total review' of all u-s intelligence programs. european lawmakers are in washington this week pressing the case for limits. the head of the e-u delegation told me e-u citizens find u-s spy
obama wouldn't confirm the nsa was spying on the phone calls of u-s allies like germany's chancellor angela merkel -- but in an interview with the new cable network fusion, he both defended u-s intelligence activities... >> "the national security operations generally have one purpose, and that is to make sure the american people are safe." >> reporter: and conceded.. that maybe, they've gone too far. >> "i'm initiating now a review to make sure what they're able...
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they're demanding answers about the nsa spying on germany's leader, angela merkel. with europe demanding new rules of the road to control the vast electronic snooping. >> reporter: when he was a candidate barack obama was a rock star in europe. that was then. this is now. as europe reacts angrily to news that the u.s. spied on 35 leaders, including listening in on german leader's angela merkel's personal cell phone, in her case for more than a decade, all from what they call do dos nest. a cia inside of berlin. how did the man who won the nobel peace prize become the subject of europe's scorn. the white house can thank nsa leaker, edward snowden. president obama has had to apologize to hollande, merkel, and current and former leaders in mexico and president ruseff who even canceled a state visit to washington she was so angry. while the nsa scandal is also causing protests at home, with european allies, it could cost serious money. the european union, america's largest trading partner, is threatening to cancel pending trade talks in the u.s. >> when we're doing this
they're demanding answers about the nsa spying on germany's leader, angela merkel. with europe demanding new rules of the road to control the vast electronic snooping. >> reporter: when he was a candidate barack obama was a rock star in europe. that was then. this is now. as europe reacts angrily to news that the u.s. spied on 35 leaders, including listening in on german leader's angela merkel's personal cell phone, in her case for more than a decade, all from what they call do dos nest....
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is angela merkel using that fine talking to her intelligence phone deciding what they will and won't share with us? >> haven't we gotten enough information to justify the intrusion? is it the right question, and what is the answer? >> absolutely a fair question and chris, i think this whole debate has changed in a post-9/11 world where we have all this new capability. we are able to do surveillance. there are oversight mechanisms in place, but i think it's time for us to have a public debate about has our government made the balance right. we have members of congress who implement laws who enact laws and if americans don't like it, they need to engage with their congressperson and talk about how should the balance between privacy and civil liberties versus our national security be made. >> i get the sensitivities about american citizenry and what's going on and big brother but when you started raising 9/11 earlier in the week it did make me think there is so much fear about what we didn't know and didn't have the right network and wasted all of this time on the war on drugs and didn'
is angela merkel using that fine talking to her intelligence phone deciding what they will and won't share with us? >> haven't we gotten enough information to justify the intrusion? is it the right question, and what is the answer? >> absolutely a fair question and chris, i think this whole debate has changed in a post-9/11 world where we have all this new capability. we are able to do surveillance. there are oversight mechanisms in place, but i think it's time for us to have a...
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merkel, la prensa de alemania, destaca el enojo de merkel, a quien estados unidos espiÓ por su telÉfono desde el 2002. en medio de una profunda indignaciÓn, comenzaron funerales del adolescente hispano baleado por la policÍa al llevar un rifle de juguetes, residentese de santa rosa en california, exigen justicia, les resulta inadmisible que hayan matado al joven de trece aÑos por un error tan grave. marÍa eugenia tiene lo Último. >>> decenas de familiares, vecinos, amigos y hasta desconocidos acudieron al funeral de andy garcÍa, el adolescente hispano de trece aÑos ultimado a tiros por la policÍa de california, al confundir un arma de juguete que portaba la vÍctima, exigen que el hecho no quede impune. >>> queremos justicia para este niÑo inocente, que fue abatido cruelmente, por los oficiales del departamento del sheriff de sonoma. >>> la comunidad latina estamos devastados por los hechos. >>> cientos de personas asistieron al velorio para demostrar el apoyo a la familia lÓpez. entre ellos, los amigos de andy, y personas que aunque no lo conocieron exigen justicia. >>> esper
merkel, la prensa de alemania, destaca el enojo de merkel, a quien estados unidos espiÓ por su telÉfono desde el 2002. en medio de una profunda indignaciÓn, comenzaron funerales del adolescente hispano baleado por la policÍa al llevar un rifle de juguetes, residentese de santa rosa en california, exigen justicia, les resulta inadmisible que hayan matado al joven de trece aÑos por un error tan grave. marÍa eugenia tiene lo Último. >>> decenas de familiares, vecinos, amigos y...